Method and means for making a lined garment



Oct. 22, 1968 T. N. PARLAN'H ,4

METHOD AND MEANS FOR MAKING A LINED GARMENT Filed Feb.

T mN T A L mm N P N A R O D O E H T ATTORNEYS Drive,

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A kit'for' making an article of wearing apparel of the type. having an' outer fabric and a lining contains a sheet of clothflining material sold as' a separate article ofmanufacture from the fabric. Cutting indicia are imprinted on one side of the lining material and the opposite. side of the material is treated so that it willadhereto the'outer fabric. The lining material is adhered to the outer fabric and the material and fabric are cut and sewed simultaneously following the instructions imprinted on the lining material to form the finished lined garment. Preferably, also, the selvages of the lining material and outer fabric are aligned so that both the lining material and fabric are oriented properly for cutting.

This invention relates to a method and means for making a lined garment. It relates more specifically to a kit sold as a separate article of manufacture to assist an amateur to make a dress or other garment.

For'years, the amateur dressmaker has been using the familiar flimsy paper patterns to make articles of wearing apparel in the home. These paper patterns come in the form of a kit containing paper cutouts corresponding to the various sections of the garment. The pattern sections usually also hear the instructions and other indicia such as cutting lines, datum points and'darts to assist the dressmaker.

The procedure for making a lined garmentaccording to conventional practice is a laborijo'usfone. It involves securing the paper" pattern sections to the garment fabric by a plethora of pins,- chalking the outlineof the pattern ontofthe material along with the numerous cutting, and placementdetails for seams, buttons, holes, etc. Then the pattern is removed and the fabric cut and sewed according to the instructions. Then, when allthis is done, the same PIQcedu'r'e' must be followed "all over again'toform the lining forthe garment. Finally, the lining and outer fabricare sewed together to form the finished article.' i In] recent years, someeifort has been expended in at tempting to simplify this ancient dressmaking procedure by printing the pattern and instructions on the paper in transferable ink and coating the paper with a heat sensitive cement. The paper is placed on the garment fabric and a hot iron is run'over the two; This simultaneously transfers the pattern to the garment and adheres the paper to the garment. Then the paper is peeled away. from the fabric and the fabriecut alongi'thetransferred printed lines. Alternatively, the paper pattern and fabric can be cut simultaneously with the mutual adhesion eliminating any relative movement between the two during the cutting step. The paper is'then peeledaway as before.

In either case, if the garment is to be lined, the same procedure must be followed all over again with the liningmateria1.=.;-

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of making a lined garment by which the lining and outer garment fabric are cut and sewed simultaneously.

Another object of this invention is to provide a kit for making a lined garment which contains the garment pattern, the cutting and sewing instructions all on a single sheet of lining material which is designed to be adhered to the garment fabric and function as the lining therefor.

Another object of this invention is to provide 'a kit for making a lined garment comprising a sheet of lining material having the cutting and sewing instructions printed thereon which is cut and sewed at the same time as.the garment fabric to form' the finished article.

The invention accordingly comprises the several steps and the relation of one or more such steps with respect to each of the others, and the article of manufactur'e possessing the features, properties, and the relation of elements, which are exemplified in the following detailed disclosure, and the scope of the invention ,will be.-indicated in the claims. g

For a fuller understanding of thenature and objects of the invention, reference should be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which: a

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a lined garment made in accordance with this invention; s,

FIG. 2 is a perspective view on a larger scale of a dressmaking kit embodying the principles of this invention;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the application of the lining material to the garment fabric, and

FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the simultaneous cutting of the lining material and fabric to form sections of the lined garment of FIG. 1.

In general, my improved kit for making a lined garment comprises a sheet of lining material whose color and design are compatible with those of the outer fabric selected for the garment. The garment pattern, cutting and sewing instructions, and other indicia are applied to the obverse side of the lining material. The reverse side of the lining material is treated so that it will permanently adhere to the reverse side of the garment fabric. In use, the lining material and fabric are adhered together. Then, they are cut simultaneously along the lines indicated on the material. Finally, the lining material and fabric are sewed simultaneously to form the finished garment.

The various sections of the pattern are printed on the lining material in such manner that when the selvages of the lining material and fabric are aligned, the grain of the various sections of the garment are properly oriented for cutting. v

In this way, the user, by following a series of simple non-repetitive steps, can complete a fully-lined garment in far less time than was possible following prior practices.

InFIG. 1 of the drawings, I have shown a fully-lined jacket made in accordance with my invention. The jacket has an outer fabric 10 and an inner lining 12. The jacket as a whole is made up of separate sections sewed together. It includes a back section 14 and left and right hand front sections 18 and 20 respectively. The jacket also has left and right sleeves 22 and 24 respectively, a collar '26 and a breast pocket 28. A vertical array of five buttons 30 are provided near the edge of front section 18, and a corresponding array of buttonholes 32 are formed near the adjacent edge of front section 20.

Referring now to FIG. 2., the amateur dressmaker desiring to make the lined jacket illustrated in FIG. 1 purchases a piece of lining material 12 which is sold as a single kit or package. The material 12 is available in a variety of colors and designs so that one can be chosen which is compatible with the color and pattern of the outer fabric 10 selected for the jacket.

'Pattern cutting lines 34 and seam lines 35 are printed or otherwise applied to the front side 12a of lining material 12 along with any necessary datum points 37 and instructions 39, using a readily removable ink. Lines 34 define a series of pattern sections which correspond to, and accordingly are numbered in the same fashion as,

the jacket sections illustrated in FIG. 1. If desired, multi- ,nle t ns ne y bento id so at a n e k t an be 'used'to form a jacket having one of several sizes. This is illustrated by the additional cutting lines 34a and 34b vided as well.

Also, when the various pattern sections are printed on the lining material 12, they are preferably oriented in a ,3

certain way that will be described later.

' The reverse side or unfinished side 12b of the lining material 12 is treated so that it will adhere to another fabric. In the illustrated embodiment, it is covered with a heat-sensitive cement layer 42 which can be activated at the'appropriate time by means of a flat iron 44 (FIG. 3), for example. Alternately, lining material 12 may be adhered to fabric by means of a raised or downy'surfaces 45 of fibers on the side 12b of the lining material 12 as seen in FIG. 3.

Referring now to FIG. 3, the lining material 12 is placed on the outer fabric 10 so their respective back faces 12b and 10b are in contact. Further, the two sheets are oriented relative to one another so that the selvage 38 of the lining material 12 is parallel to the selvage 46 of the outer fabric 10. When the two selvages are so aligned, both lining and outer fabric of each jacket section will have their grains properly oriented for cutting sothat when the various sections are assembled and sewn together, their grains will match. The aforesaid matching can also be accomplished by aligning other convenient references associated with the lining material and fabric, such as for example, their straight grain.

The slight heat and pressure provided by iron 44 over the surface of the lining material 12 will suffice to adhere the two sheets together over their entire common area whether the lining side 12b is coated with the heat-sensitive cement 42 or has a raised nap 45.

Referring now to FIG. 4, once the lining material 12 and outer fabric 10 have been secured together to prevent relative movement between the two, the various sections of the jacket are cut out along the lines 34, 34a or 34b depending upon the desired jacket size. The dressmaker can quite easily follow all of the cutting instructions 39 quite faithfully. Moreover, since the various sections are printed on the single sheet of lining material 12 in the order of cutting and in a most efficient layout, a minimum amount of outer fabric material is used in making the garment.

When all of the jacket sections have been cut out, the dressmaker simply sews along the seam lines 35 printed on the lining material 12 and, following the sewing instructions 39 also imprinted thereon, forms the finished jacket illustrated in FIG. 1.

After the jacket has been completed, it can be washed or dry-cleaned to remove any printing remaining on the lining material 12.

It will be seen form the foregoing that my mode of making a lined garment is extremely simple, requiring no flimsy papers to be assembled and separately pinned to the garment fabric. Further, it completely eliminates the separate cutting of a lining or inter-lining for the garment. In short, it saves a great deal of time since the garment being made and its lining can be cut and sewn at the same time using a single series of steps. Even the amateur dressmaker having little or no experience would have great difficulty erring in following the cutting and sewing instructions.

It will thus be seen that the objects set forth above among those made apparent from the preceding descrip tion are efficiently attained and, since certain changes maybe made in carrying out the above method and in the construction set forth without departing from the scope of the invention, it"is' intended that' all fnatter'conla slt ntheab r des pt gn or shown in th ss panying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended to cover allof thegeneric and specific features of the invention hereindescribed, and.all statements of the scope of the invention which, as a matter of Iangauge, may be said to fall therebetween.

Having described my invention, what -I claim as new and desire to" secure by Letters Patent is a 1. The method of making a lined garment or the like comprising the steps of selectingan outer fabric for the garment, selecting a lining material for the garment, applying the garment cuttin'g pa'tt ern and instructions to one side of the lining material, treating the opposite side f the lining material so thatit will adhere to theouter fabric, adhering the lining .material to the outer fabric and cutting and sewing the lining material and outer fabric simultaneouslyaccording to the pattern to form the finished linedgarment. i

2. The method of making a lined garment as defined in claim 1 and further comprising the step of applying the pattern to the lining material so that when the lselvages of the lining material and outer fabric are matched, both the lining material and outer fabric are oriented properly for cutting.

3. A kitfor making an article of wearing apparel or the like of the type having an outer fabric and a lining, said kit comprising a sheet of cloth lining material, packaged as a separate article of manufacture from the fabric, said material having cutting indicia on one side thereof, means for adhering theopposite side of said lining material to the outer fabric so that said lining material and fabric can be cut simultaneously in the outline of the finished article, said lining material also having sewing indicia on said one side thereof along which said lining material and fabric may be permanently secured together to form the finished lined article. i

4. A kit for making an article of wearing apparel as defined in claim 3 wherein said adhering means is a heat sensitive cement applied to said opposite side of said lining'material. V a Y S, A kit formaking an article of wearing apparel as defined in claim 3 wherein said adhering meansris a raised nap on said'opposite side'of'said lining material. V 6. A kit for making anarticle of wearing apparel as define cl in claim 3 wherein said lining material has a reference foraligning with a reference on the fabric and said lining material also has a pattern printed thereon in such amanner that when said references are aligned, both the lining material and outer fabric are properly oriented for cutting. I p

- 7. A kit formaking an article of wearing apparel as defined in claim 6" wherein said references are the sel'vages of the lining material and fabric. l

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327,9 61 10/1885 Moschcowitz. 2,411,328 11/1946 MacNab.- 7 2,436,060 2/1948" Trokie et a1, 2,756,434 7/"1956"Rick 2--243 "3,136,412 Karosen 206415.31

' FOREIGNlPATENTSi 296,952 9/1928 Great Britain. 7

JORDAN FRANKLIN, Primary ram-m.

nJ UEsr, Assistant Examiner, i 

